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<p>DWP statistics on the number of Carer’s Allowance claims in payment are publicly
available online via StatXplore. These statistics are released on a quarterly basis,
for the following months: February, May, August and November. The most recent available
statistics are for February 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The figures requested are therefore
not available for April 2021. The figure from the most recent release of these statistics
is included in the response instead. For an annual comparison, the figure for February
2019 is also included in this response.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people in England
who received Carer’s Allowance in February 2019 was 736,624.</p><p> </p><p>The number
of people in England who received Carer’s Allowance in February 2021 was 794,816.</p><p><strong>
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